He does make a good point, although his argument about not having to be present to vote does not make me happy at such a prospect. Part of what makes representative government is the ability to debate your colleagues, and that is still best done in-person and following Robert's Rules. E-Mail or conference-calling or whatever tends to overlap, with folks arguing based on topics or points that were resolved already.
I'm all for decreasing the size of the districts and making the reps earn an honest living as regular citizens with real jobs. I think it might be feasible to make it a work from home scheme. Just think of all of the transportation money that would be saved
He makes a good argument. And recent Republican-inspired attempts to limit voter registration don't help.
ReplyDeleteHe does make a good point, although his argument about not having to be present to vote does not make me happy at such a prospect. Part of what makes representative government is the ability to debate your colleagues, and that is still best done in-person and following Robert's Rules. E-Mail or conference-calling or whatever tends to overlap, with folks arguing based on topics or points that were resolved already.
ReplyDeleteI'm all for decreasing the size of the districts and making the reps earn an honest living as regular citizens with real jobs.
DeleteI think it might be feasible to make it a work from home scheme. Just think of all of the transportation money that would be saved
You'll forgive me for not following the link? The premise of a larger Congress is something I find reprehensible, at the VERY least.
ReplyDeleteSomehow, I got the ideer that the reason the HR was capped @435 was that they were out of room for more desks in the chamber. . .
ReplyDelete'Course, you could take this to its logical conclusion, and make each citizen his own district; that's about as 'representative' as it gets. . .
Well... no system is perfect
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